CVE-2023-20861

In Spring Framework versions 6.0.0 - 6.0.6, 5.3.0 - 5.3.25, 5.2.0.RELEASE - 5.2.22.RELEASE, and older unsupported versions, it is possible for a user to provide a specially crafted SpEL expression that may cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.

Published: Mar 23, 2023
Updated: May 9, 2024
CVE: CVE-2023-20861
GHSA: GHSA-564r-hj7v-mcr5
Severity: Medium
Exploit:

CVSS v3:

Severity: Medium
Score: 6.5
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWEs:

CWE-917

OWASP TOP 10:

A1 - Injection

Affected Software
References

Software	From	Fixed in
vmware / spring_framework	6.0.0	6.0.6.x
vmware / spring_framework	5.3.0	5.3.25.x
vmware / spring_framework	-	5.2.22.x
org.springframework / spring-expression	6.0.0	6.0.7
org.springframework / spring-expression	5.3.0	5.3.26
org.springframework / spring-expression	-	5.2.23.RELEASE

https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/430fc25acad2e85cbdddcd52b64481691f03ebd1
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230420-0007
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230420-0007/
https://spring.io/security/cve-2023-20861

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CVE-2023-20861

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